Countdown to the start of the new College Football Playoff.
The 2024-25 season will be the first to feature a 12-team playoff instead of the four-team format that has been in place since the 2014 season.
On Wednesday, the College Football Playoff officially released the schedule for the 2024-25 playoffs, which will feature four rounds: the first round, quarterfinals, semifinals and national championship.
Here's the complete 2024-25 College Football Playoff schedule:
Round 1
First round matches will involve teams seeded 5th through 12th and will be played in the home stadium of the higher seed (5th through 8th).
Friday, December 20
- First Round, Match 1: 8 p.m. ET, ABC/ESPN
December 21 (Saturday)
- First round, second match: 12 p.m. ET, TNT
- 1st round, match 3: 4 p.m. ET, TNT
- First round, match 4: 8 p.m. ET, ABC/ESPN
Quarter finals
The top four seeds advance to the quarterfinals.
The quarterfinals and semifinals alternate each year among six bowl games: the Cotton Bowl, Fiesta Bowl, Orange Bowl, Peach Bowl, Rose Bowl and Sugar Bowl.
The Fiesta Bowl, Peach Bowl, Rose Bowl and Sugar Bowl will serve as quarterfinals in 2024-25.
Tuesday, December 31
- Fiesta Bowl: 7:30 p.m. ET, ESPN
Wednesday, January 1
- Peach Bowl1 p.m. ET, ESPN
- Rose Bowl: 5 p.m. ET, ESPN
- Sugar Bowl: 8:45 p.m. ET, ESPN
Semi-finals
The Orange Bowl and Cotton Bowl will be the semifinals of the 2024-25 College Football Playoff.
Thursday, January 9
- Orange Bowl: 7:30 p.m. ET, ESPN
Friday, January 10
- Cotton Bowl: 7:30 p.m. ET, ESPN
2024-25 College Football Playoff National Championship
Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta will host the 2024-25 CFP National Championship game.
Monday, January 20
- College Football Playoff National Championship: 7:30 p.m. ET, ESPN
